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Fernando Arias Marqués updated 2 products

Fernando Arias Marqués — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:44:24 -0500

1. updated Sony Playstation 3 - February 24, 2010 at 6:44 am

new pro/con: Lack of standard MKV containers and open formats such as OGG
new pro/con: Lack of support for lossless audio such as FLAC
disagreed: "Stole motion sensing concept from Nintendo"
agreed: "Very loud fans; it's not a good Blu-ray player for quiet listening environments"
disagreed: "Games are required to be on proprietary blu-ray discs"
disagreed: "poor graphics compared to xbox 360 even though it has the better graphics chips(must be a software problem)"
disagreed: "Some of them had Blu-Ray drives with very poor longevity, which Sony Support has a very difficult time acknowledging."
disagreed: "frequent firmware updates are inconvenient"
disagreed: "no cross-game invites, party chat, etc"
disagreed: "Not many games yet (as of April 2007)"
disagreed: "XMB dashboard has a lot of confusing entries especially in the settings section"
disagreed: "installation of demos and games even with the DVD is annoying"
agreed: "No backwards compatibility with Playstation 2 games on the PS3 Slim "
agreed: "the ability to install Linux is removed from the PS3 Slim "
agreed: "Dropped Extra USB ports on latest models"
disagreed: "No Bluetooth A2DP support for game audio"
disagreed: "Relatively small library of games"
disagreed: "Very few good exclusive titles"
disagreed: "Steep price in comparison with competition."
agreed: "Games can be expensive ($60)"
disagreed: "Replacing takes a long time 4 weeks"
disagreed: "The only Cell processor machine in the market"
disagreed: "Built to boot other operating system like linux, bsd, etc."
disagreed: "Slim version is much smaller and sleeker"
agreed: "remote play (via the Internet)"
agreed: "Can stream media from personal computers or NAS servers via UPnP."
agreed: "Use of Blu-ray discs with up to 50GB / disc allows for content-rich games and less in-game disk swapping."
agreed: "Online is free, not pay 50 dollars"
agreed: "Can be used as a media centre with support for standard file formats like MP3, MP4, h.264, AAC, DivX to name a few."
agreed: "Upscales PS1 Games, PS2 Games, and DVDs to HD Resolution through HDMI."
agreed: "Free downloads of enjoyable demos, and add-ons"
disagreed: "You can run Linux on it"
agreed: "Powerfull CPU and GPU. Most powerfull console ever."
agreed: "Powerfull CPU and GPU. Most powerfull console ever."
agreed: "Full 1080p support."
agreed: "Built in WiFi connection"
agreed: "Full HD support, including an HDMI port"
agreed: "Has a built-in Blu-ray and DVD player"
tapped as "have it"

2. updated XTreamer - February 24, 2010 at 6:38 am

disagreed: "Not for beginers "
agreed: "Has 2 USB host ports and internal SATA port"
agreed: "Regular firmware updates"
agreed: "Delivers value for each buck spent"
agreed: "it does pretty much everything it says on the tin by way of file types - its small neat and cant be faulted for the price"

Fernando Arias Marqués updated XTreamer

Fernando Arias Marqués — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:39:16 -0400

October 9, 2009 at 8:39 am

new pro/con: Good value for its price
added a link Xtreamer home page: http://www.xtreamer.net ...
tapped as "have it"
untapped as "want it"

Fernando Arias Marqués updated 2 products

Fernando Arias Marqués — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:25:38 -0400

1. updated XTreamer - August 25, 2009 at 11:25 am

added a related product: Popcorn Hour B-110
added a related product: Western Digital WD TV
tapped as "want it"
changed the report title from Xtreamer Media Player to XTreamer
updated the features
changed the thumbnail

2. updated EX-Xtreamer - August 25, 2009 at 11:24 am

changed the report title from XTreamer __DELETE__ to EX-Xtreamer
added a competitor: XTreamer
edited the description
updated the features
changed the report title from XTreamer to XTreamer __DELETE__
updated the features

Fernando Arias Marqués updated 3 products

Fernando Arias Marqués — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:17:03 -0400

1. updated Apple iPhone 3G - August 25, 2009 at 4:17 am

disagreed: "Slow at finding WiFi networks"
disagreed: "Poor on screen keyboard"
disagreed: "Weak WiFi antenna"
disagreed: "Even though it's an awesome Internet device, it sucks as an actual phone "
disagreed: "Speaker sounds horrible"
disagreed: "Very short USB/power cord included "
disagreed: "cannot pick up reception/signal even in areas where you know you should get reception/signal"
agreed: "the screen shatters very easily, and the design of it offer no protection against falls and breakage"
disagreed: "External speaker is mono only. Should be stereo."
agreed: "Can't file or delete emails on a plane or when you are out of signal coverage."
disagreed: "Unresponsive touch screen if it gets greasy..and it gets greasy"
disagreed: "Poor search (no email search or web page text search)"
disagreed: "Prone to locking up and crashing when using Safari"
disagreed: "No improvement in storage"
disagreed: "No text selection or copy/paste functionality."
disagreed: "No built-in tethering solution for Internet sharing with a laptop"
agreed: "Hitting back button in Safari forces the page to reload which is slow"
agreed: "When switching applications from within another application (ie. sending an email while on map), it doesn't return you to your original app"
disagreed: "Map driving directions are text only (no audio)"
agreed: "Crippled Bluetooth (only hands-free devices supported)"
agreed: "Can't replace the battery yourself, can't replace with a "spare""
disagreed: "Affordable (depending on service plan)"
agreed: "text selection, cut, copy and paste functionality (added in 3.0)"
agreed: "Largest screen on a phone"
agreed: "YouTube"
agreed: "Purchasing of music and apps right on the phone"
agreed: "Very responsive touchscreen"
agreed: "WiFi"
agreed: "Real time 3D graphic rendering"
agreed: "Very vibrant developer community"
agreed: "Still has the best web browser on a cell phone"
agreed: "Intuitive interface"
agreed: "Good selection of free apps available"
agreed: "High speed 3G"
agreed: "GPS Support"
tapped as "love it"
tapped as "have it"

2. updated Western Digital WD TV - August 25, 2009 at 4:11 am

added a related product: XTreamer

3. added XTreamer as a stub - August 25, 2009 at 4:11 am